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máðum-hord

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-hord, es; n.

Treasure

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Treasure Máðmhorda mǽst ( the Ark with its contents ), Cd. 161; Th. 201, 6; Exod. 368

óþ-spyrning

(n.)
Grammar
óþ-spyrning, e; f.
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Cf. æt-spyrning

gold-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
gold-fæt, es; n.
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A golden vessel Godes goldfatu God's golden vessels, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 36; Dan. 755

searu-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-fáh, adj.
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Curiously, cunningly coloured (cf. gold-fáh) Herebyrne síd and searofáh, Beo. Th. 2892; B. 1444

scúra

(n.)
Grammar
scúra, (-e; f. ?), an; m.
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A shower Hé áríman mæg rægnas scúran dropena gehwelcne, Cd. Th. 265, 22; Sat. 11

bísgian

(v.)

to occupy, busy

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to occupy, busy, Cd. 64; Th. 76, 29; Gen. 1264: Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 6

síd-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
síd-ádl, e; f.
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Cf. síd-wærc

æt-ferian

(v.)
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Cf. oþ-ferian. Add

an-spel

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For Cot. 56 substitute Conjecturam anspel (cf. conjectionis bodunge, 67), Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 69

beód-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
beód-fæt, es; n.
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A table-vestel, cup Ciatis, i. calathis, vasis vel beódfatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 17

cwelde-rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
cwelde-rǽde, (?) an evening-rider (?), a bat
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[Cf. Icel. kveld evening; kveld-ríða a night*-*hag.]

Linked entry: -rǽde

dún-hunig

(n.)
Grammar
dún-hunig, es; n.
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Cf. wudu-hunig

efen-irfeweard

(n.)
Grammar
efen-irfeweard, es; m.
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A co-heir Efnyrfeweard coheres, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 41. Efenyrfeweardum coheredibus, Scint. 30, 8

Linked entries: efen-yrfeweard irfe-weard

eorþ-ærn

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Eorþern apogium (cf. eorþ-hús), Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 19. Geond eorðærn, Nap. 20. Add

hand-leán

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Cf. hand-gift. Add

grynel

(n.)
Grammar
grynel, es; m.
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Cf. cyrnel

hae-swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
hae-swealwe, an ; f.
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Cf. beoru-swealwe

hwíl-fæc

(n.)
Grammar
hwíl-fæc, es; n.
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Cf. hwíl-stycce, hwíl-þrág, hwíl-tídum

ofer-hyge

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Cf. ofer-méde for form and meaning

séftness

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Mid heálicre séf[t]nysse stæfne cum summę tranqulitatus uoce, Angl. xiii. 396, 436. Add

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